the search for a suspected cop killer. >> this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and future nations. our rights are wrapped up in the rights of others. >> plus, the president lays out his ambitious second term agenda and calls on congress to work together to make it happen. highlights and reaction to the state of the union in a live report. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's your live look outside. best looking morning this week so far. little bit of sunshine. will we see more later or will the clouds takeover? >> you are going to see more. >> see more right here right now. it is wednesday february 13th, the day before valentine's day. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy you are with us. snow and ice. let's get right to tucker barnes and see what we're

talking about. >> good morning allison, good morning, tony. not during the daytime hours. later tonight from transition to a little rain and a little snow. not looking terribly impressive here. not enough cold air to be talking about a whole lot of anything. if you are running out the door to work and/or school, be ready for a much colder school. dulles and bwi 33. it is noticeably colder than yesterday. the clouds are increasing as we speak. might be sunshine for the next hour or two and eventually showers in here. i think early afternoon, 2 or 3:00 today start to see the showers move in from the west. there's your storminess. as that storm pushes to our south and southeast, it will start to draw in enough cold air that during the evening hours, after

the evening commute here, 7 or 8:00, start to see a transition from rain to snow. and there could be light accumulations. we mean a good covering perhaps up to an inch. if you get up towards southern pennsylvania, maybe 2 inches of snow. that's going to be worst case scenario. temperatures in the low 40s and any time you are talking 40s, you are talking liquid. we'll see that transition to snow. more details on our forecast in just a minute. let's do traffic. julie got busy. >> about an hour or so ago, a pedestrian was struck along new york avenue as you approach kendall street. unfortunately it is a fatal accident that is under investigation closing a portion of new york avenue. here's one of the vehicles involved in this incident. the windshield heavily damaged.

traffic is being diverted off. you want to do whatever you can to avoid inbound new york avenue. that is not going to be an option for you. all traffic being diverted off. sky fox is hovered over 50 and zoom in as tight as they can. showing you this inbound drive. traffic is stacking up out of river dale over towards that new york kennel worth avenue split. delays are starting to form between 410 and 202. heavy volume delays. there you go passing the pepsi plant. going to find yourself on the brakes as you try to make your way over. kennel worth avenue starting to back up southbound into southeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, julie. we begin with breaking news from california.

that's where the man hunt for a former police officer turned triple murder suspect could be over. >> but not before another life was lost. sarah is live in the news room with what we learned overnight. >> early this morning law enforcement officials confirmed they found charred remains inside the burned out cab bin where he was thought to be hiding out. police arrived tuesday afternoon after getting a tip about a stolen vehicle. authorities spotted the vehicle. the suspect fled into the forest and barricaded himself inside a cabin. a shooting ensued. the cabin then became engulfed in flames and heard a single shot then the shooting stopped. authorities have not confirmed the body but most likely christopher dorner. if so, ended the week man hunt since he allegedly shot and killed a los

angeles police officer and two other people. he claimed the ram passenger was from being fired from the force back in 2008. >>. sarah live in the news room. thank you. president obama takes his state of the union message on the road to north carolina today. the first stop on a three day tour. >> last night made his case to congress and the american people. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with a look back. >> reporter: good morning, tony. it was quite ambitious president obama laying out his agenda not just for the next year but the remainder of his presidency, one that is sure to be marked by continuing strife in congress. >> the president of the united states. >> the introduce and the long walk down the isle may be routine for this president who would report the country is mount be a come back. >> we can say with renewed

confidence the state of our union is stronger. >> the president did make news promising 34,000 u.s. troops will leave afghanistan. but an appeal for more government spending, for education, infrastructure and doubling down on risky new energy program, all the while promising to be fiscally responsible. >> nothing i'm proposing should increase our deficit by a single dime. >> at the same time he called on congress to skirt the sequester. hit the pentagon in particular. his proposals for a $9 an hour minimum wage and new tax hikes signal more battles ahead by congressional republicans. he pressed for immigration reform and an audience that included the families of shooting victims, he pushed for more gun control measures. >> the families of newtown,

deserve a vote. >> the republican response was delivered in spanish and english by a rising republican star. florida senator marco rubio. but zeroed in on the spending plans. >> i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect the rich. i don't oppose your plans because i want to protect my neighbors. >> that is an area where both sides seem to have some agreement. could be some compromise. there is a hearing scheduled in the senate later today. tony. >> thank you very much, melanie. as you just heard, president obama did challenge law makers to let gun proposals at least come up for a voechlt the president made the appeal -- fox 5 got reaction from local members from congress and most outspoken critics. >> when you looked up at the galleries and realized there

were dozens of family members of victims of gun shootings including my home state virginia, i sure hope it's going to have an impact on members willingness to at least reexamine their positions on protecting the public from gun violence. >> nobody has shown any evidence whatsoever that any of the gun control recommendations, the banning of certain colored rifles, high capacity magazines, nobody has any evidence that has halted or reduced crime anywhere. >> the president has proposed ag ammo clips and expanding background checks. the background checks is only one of those ideas that has vast support. >> the white house has a new strategy to stop cyber attacks. and today we will learn more about it. yesterday the president signed executive order

to protect the nation's computer network. begins the development of voluntary standards to protect the computer systems that run banking, power and other economic industries. the president has called on law makers to create legislation that would give the white house more power to protect the nation from hackers. >> and making headlines on the hill this morning, a big step for chuck hagel. yesterday a senate committee voted to approve the former senator to be the defense secretary. a full senate vote could happen this week. today the senate finance committee will begin confirmation hearings for jack lou. he's under the microscope for off score accounts. and the violence against women act is now on its way to the house. yesterday the bill passed the senate with bipartisan support. allison.

>> pope benedict xvi says his resignation is for quote the good of the church. he made the remarks this morning in first public appearance since announcing he will indeed step down. the 85-year-old received a standing ovation when he walked into the public audience hall. he simply doesn't have the strength to continue. the holy father will preside over ash wednesday services. the observation will be held in saint peter's basilica. >> new this morning, tragedy in two maryland communities first from charles county where an elderly woman was killed in a house fire. and in prince georges county a person was found shot to death in the 8400 block in rose marie drive. no

word on any suspects in that case. >> social media has the habit of making something out of nothing. and that proved true during once again. >> still ahead, we'll show you one of the most talked about of marco rubio's speech. >> a look at last night's last minute cap's win. >> and later, another dubious honor for the district. number one for wandering eyes. >> and as we take you to the break, a live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie, next. . 

topping today's sports

breakfast report, last minute capitol's come back. >> dave ross is here with rihanna and the rest of the tribute. >> i went out last night and watching the cap's game. in this town and in the dmv, forget about the last place thing, people are in tune with what the caps are doing. didn't look like it was going to be a good night. turned out to be a great night. they were down by 2 with under 5 minutes to play. erik is going to get his first tally of the year and all of a sudden 5-3 hockey game is 5-4. he was when it mattered most and we're going overtime. tied up at 5. new life for the capitals and watch this great pass. up ahead to a streaking brower. going to get stuffed the first time and

not be denied and the caps get a huge two point. they had five points before they played home and home. four points in the last two games. the pitchers and catchers in all report in florida. steven strassburg for one and gio gonzalez for the other. denied ever using peds. he says it was clean. it was a mistake. now he's waiting for mlb to conclude their findings. g i o tells the people he has never ever taken any peds. last night the lakers beat the suns. the story was this guy. the security guard. you recognize him? will ferrel. he escorted shall

shaquille out of the game. you just never know who is going to show up there. shaq was shown the door. >> did he know it was going to happen? >> he went along with the prank. >> that's good stuff. thank you, sir. >> and tucker just got 50 more likes. >> that's not true. >> i hear this is a thing. >> we have a contest going. we have a new facebook. we all have them . >> i'm going to like both of you guys. >> you promise? >> i promise. >> been looking at the preseason polls and have the nationals as the best team of baseball. >> love that. you kind of want to be the under dog a little bit. >> you want to be lurking. let's do weather. cold temperatures to start your day. the clouds moving in and the highs in the low 40s. noticeably cooler than yesterday.

28 in pittsburgh. 28 the winning number in columbus and detroit early this morning. highs in the low to mid 40s and with our storm moving in, rain showers for the most part. at least for the first half of the storm. the rain will arrive 2 or 3:00 today. have an umbrella ready. evening commute will basically be wet. that will start to transition later tonight. maybe 8 or 9:00 tonight. and it's certainly possible that parts of the area here north and west of town where we've been seeing the bulk of the snow north and west of town you could get light accumulations and by light accumulations maybe an inch and covering on the grass. northern maryland, southern pennsylvania, might get a little more than that. that's going to be about it. that won't take place until 8 or 9:00 tonight as that cold air starts to wrap in.

there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. looks like it takes shape too far to the east to impact us. and early next week up near 50. temperatures rather mild here for the next couple days. >> they are up and down. >> well, yeah. it's february. >> thank you , sir. >> let's go to julie with the latest with our on time traffic. >> been very busy for the last hour. almost hour and a half now trying to get to and from northeast washington. fatal crash occurred here. traveling in bound new york avenue traffic will be diverted in bladensburg road. traffic coming inbound towards the third street tunnel will be diverted off. already finding delays on 50 from the capital beltway and northeast washington. this incident occurred about an hour, hour and a half ago.

plan on using rhode island avenue, florida after other alternatives. outbound the lanes are open. coming from the tunnel back over towards that split, your lanes remain open. live now to our maps. start off with the cameras on northbound 95 headed up towards the beltway. 395 slow moving. now we'll pop up the maps. busy for folks traveling on 5. 301 inter change tying up the right lane. northbound on 5 approaching silver hill road. stalled vehicle tying up the two left lanes. and 395 with lanes open. heavy volume can be found on the gw parkway. that accident ties up the right side. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. it is 7:20 on this wednesday morning. coming up next, looking for love in all the wrong places. >> and later, the sweetest thing. holly is live at a locally owned and operated candy

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welcome back. it was a touching tribute on the university of maryland campus as students tried to come to terms with the loss of two classmates. early tuesday morning davon green shot his two roommates before killing himself. one roommate steven rain from silver spring died. a second roommate is recovering in the hospital. he had been suffering from a mental illness. >> in virginia, a push for transportation funding reform gets a rewrite by senate committee. restore and increase the gas tax and a 1 fers fuel tax and also allow localities. the new bill faces a vote in the house. >> and a push to punish parents more in the district when their kids repeatedly skip school is

not sitting well. a new bill calls for the government to step in if 10 unexcused absences in a year and prosecute parents for 20 absences. it calls on dc family services to get involved for students up to 17 years old. right now only investigate truants who are 13 years or younger. >> another dubious honor for the district just in time for valentine's day. >> the nation's capitol is the capitol of infidelity. ashley madison has named washington america's least faithful city for the second year in a row. based on data collected by the web site. dc had the highest number of sign ups per capita with more than 34,000 new members. >> 34,000 new members? >> from dc. >> on the plus side, people are

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all right. >> if politics doesn't workout for florida senator marco rubio might have a back up career for a spokes person. >> that's because mid speech swig of water became one of the most talked about moments. in case you missed it, happened during the republican rebutle. the unscripted water break generated thousands of comments on social media and cable tv. playing into the hype, senator rubio tweeted out his own picture of the infamous bottle. >> you know what, it happens. what's the big deal? and people commenting already well, if he can't handle that,

it's happened. >> and you don't know until that light comes on what's going to happen. >> and i have to say i'm actually shocked it doesn't happen more often. let's say you've been elected president. how do you get through that? nervous. a lot of people watching. the people on american idol. i don't know how they get through that. >> i'm impressed how he did it, came back in and went into it. hats off to you. i'm going to have a water. let's do it right now. >> guess what? we have cold temperatures to start your morning. yesterday turned into a beautiful day. upper 50s. and overnight bottomed out here in the 30s. even 20s north and west of town. setting the stage for the next area of storminess. i just like the storms of the past. we get mostly rain and start to see a little snow. and we'll see that again later today. 36 in

washington. freezing mark in gaithersburg. 27 in frederick. 36 in leonard town . 38 this morning in quantico. temperatures noticeably cooler than yesterday. here's your satellite radar. we have clouds rolling in. might be a peak or two of sunshine. the clouds will lower and thicken. and then by 2 or 3:00 today, start to see the rain move in from the west. here's our area of storminess. you can see it's falling. the green is rain. and it's going to move into an atmosphere with temperatures locally or in the 40s. typically in normal wintertime pattern, a storm that pushes to our south would bring us winter weather. this time around looks mostly rain. evening commute will be mostly rain and start to see that transition 7 or 8:00 tonight. and could be light accumulations around here later tonight. morning commute for parts of the region could be a

little slick. there's future cast. notice at 5:00 p.m. most of us getting light shower activity. 95 corridor light rain. watch that snow transition here during the nighttime hours. even here in washington now along the 95 corridor, getting that snow transition. and it will push south here. here we are at 11:00. possible the area could get light accumulation. weather service not impressed with it. later they'll issue advisories if it looks like we're going to meet criteria. out to the west in west virginia where they are expecting more in the order of 4 plus inches of snow. our forecast, 44 today. here come your showers this afternoon. unless you are going to be trafsh he willing much later tonight. then it will transition to snow.

early rain and snow. coating maybe an inch in spots. maybe up to two inches. that's going to be about it. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. melt off any snow we get. and the weekend looks cold. that storm for the weekend looks like it's going to stay off shore. temperatures only 37. that's weather. let's do traffic with julie wright and the roads. >> all right, tucker. the big story this morning is the fatal accident between bladensburg road. stacking up your drive from 495 in towards northeast. in virginia, northbound i 95 still a troubled commute headed through newington. the earlier incident has cleared. southbound 270 a better ride for you. don't be fooled. traffic slows headed southbound . let's continue with the maps. show you what else is happening out here on the highways. for those traveling northbound on route 5, tough commute for you this morning. still in the process of being cleared.

that's trying up the drive. then silver hill road. again with the back up traveling on 295. delays to the inbound 11th street bridge. down to 16 miles an hour and southbound oken he will worth avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. they don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. >> president obama calling on a divided congress to work together during last night's state of the union. but forging compromise on some of the main goals, higher taxes, higher pay and gun control could be a hard sell. for more from last night's address we turn to

republican strategist jim and peter. peter, i'll start with you. how did you think the president did, what did you like? >> i thought he did very well last night. very resolute. very strong and yet very willing to compromise to work with the other side. i thought his emphasis raising the middle class up, they've had a terrible decade. you look at those numbers of minimum wage. find out with 1960 had a bad period. i thought he put forth enough specifics but general principles he could negotiate with republicans and really get things done. >> we'll come back to the minimum wage. i was surprised to hear that. jim, did you like anything? >> i liked thank you and good night. that was the only thing

i liked out of the whole thing. he says come in take a look at this. we have all these plans. nothing has really changed . it was an hour and a half. jefferson had it right when president jefferson said this is all pom hp and circumstance. i think we need to go back to this. because it's become so much of a show who is up in the box with the first lady now and who is this person and who is that person? it's reminding me we're having all these award shows. sounded like the president's award show. the roderick was great. the actions -- what he's saying and what he's doing are two different things. >> i don't agree with that last point. >> really, peter? >> what a surprise. >> listen, we're talking about

efforts to solve the climate change problem out there. we're talking about immigration. real serious legislation coming out there. ways to improve life for the middle class. but jim's point, this is an interesting one where i may not be that far off. look, say the union should be a series of specific proposals. things folks can chew over. you do a speech you get two or three different things. didn't come back into force until woodrow wilson. but i will ask jim one simple question, if there's a republican president, what will you think then? >> frankly, we should get rid of it completely. it's become such a show and a charade that it takes away from the seriousness. what's really going on? >> it has become kind of like

the corespondent's dinner where it's all about who has brought two. does give any president to say these are the things i think we should focus on for the next year or some cases longer than that. >> do the specific sending up the actual document. then doing a speech from the oval office. and a lot shorter by the way where you are doing the general principles. this is so interesting to me. i think you've got a point here. i've gotten very concerned about the standing up and cheering sitting down. people clapping, not clapping. >> trained seals for crying out loud. >> look, you get 70% approval in the speech for those who saw it. what are the american people thinking when they watch this stuff? do they think congress is working or not working?

a better relationship? >> opportunity everyday to have a press conference if he wants to. he can give a speech everyday. >> let's get into some of the specifics. you said what are the american people thinking. i have to admit one of the things i thought and people getting up and getting down. why are politicians so bad. what are the weird shape? >> they are applauding but not. >> get rid of them all. here's the first thing , can you applaud? if you can't applaud, you can't be in public office. >> this is not the conversation i thought we would have. the middle class, the economics. he made it a point to say look some of these things i'm proposing here is not going to cost more money. but there were a lot of proposals in there that would require raising taxes and the like. were you surprised by that? >> i'm very supportive.

we have the lowest amount spent on nontitlement programs. the problem is that we're not spending too little on education and cleaning up on our environment and infrastructure. not the problem is we're spending too little not too much. the point the president was making was this effort that he's going to put forth on tax reform is going to balance out. he's not calling for great huge spending and if you look at the numbers -- >> you are right, peter. if you look at the numbers since the president has become president, we have gone from a $10 trillion debt to almost a $16 trillion debt. how did we get there? because we haven't spent enough. i think we spent way too much.

you go to education. education is a local issue. most of education is funded on a local level. in the district of columbia, we spend more per capita than any place in america. has it done anything to raise the level of education? no, it has not. we know more money doesn't necessarily mean better results. maybe we ought to think better. >> we're almost out of time. quick yes or no question. marco rubio, did he stumble badly last night with the nervousness and the water thing or not really matter? >> i don't think it matters. nice recovery with the tweet on the water bottle. next week, everybody will forget about it. >> congressman ryan was the happiest guy watching that. i think it's a sure term story. it will be good for jay leno tonight. >> let's stop it all. >> you guys are grumpy today.

no state of the union. we're sick of it . thank you very much. we'll be back with more after this. it's 7:41.

there he is. that is america's new to and his name is banana joe. won best in show last night at the westminster kennel club. 86th best in show for the five year old. >> that can't be. >> what does that mean? maybe. >> there are different kinds. >> okay. he is the overall winner too in this case. old english sheepdog took the runner up spot. we saw him yesterday. i cannot remember his name. >> you know what's great? swagger was the other dog. you know what's great about this personality? dog -- about this dog? he's got personality. >> he's not a trophy. >> yeah. >> he understands 7 languages. that's more than me . >> wow. >> can you believe that?

>> i can believe it. different commands. i can believe it. he looks loveable and fun. i love it. >> all right . let's do weather. cool conditions to start your day. we have the storm moving in from the south and west. i'll show you future cast here. doing a nice job showing the set up. 33 in new york city. parts of the area still close to the freezing mark, make sure you are properly attired. maybe you want an umbrella here. take a look at future cast. storm moving in from the south and west. typical wintertime pattern. this year not a lot of cold air to tap into and that's going to hold it back. there we are at 4:00. most of the area getting rain showers with the exception of our viewers out to the west where you are getting snow. watch what happens here. i think the evening rush hour just wet. by 7 or 8:00 tonight see that transition.

starting to see that mix or transition to snow. and before the whole system wraps up here tonight, much of the area, there we are at 11:00, could see a brief period of snow. not much in the way of accumulation. yesterday we were close to 60. the ground is fairly warm. today we're going to be in the 40s. sometimes when snow rates pick up, we could overcome that. certainly possibility tomorrow morning couple slippery spots. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. back in the sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. >> excellent. thank you, tucker. >> let's go to julie wright. she's got the latest on traffic. >> update for folks traveling into northeast washington. fatal pedestrian accident. here's a change in the situation as far as traffic goes, if you are inbound new york avenue headed out towards the brentwood parkway, the crash happened towards kendall street. right now only the right lane that

remains closed off at this time. dave is down there giving us this picture. traffic is able to get by to the left as you work your way past this accident scene. that's a huge improvement traffic wise for folks coming in out of river dale trying to get through northeast. those delays stacking up off the parkway and route 50. so, again, here's the accident vehicle involved. we saw that from this other shot. clearly, two left lanes getting by. inbound new york avenue, westbound all lanes are open. quickly, take you to another set of cameras and show you what else is happening out here. westbound on 66. traffic below speed out of manassas leaving centerville and traffic slows again at the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, holly. coming up next, sweet treat for your sweet heart. >> reporter: good morning to

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with just one day left before valentine's day, plenty of people are scrambling to find the perfect gift. if your sweet heart has a sweet tooth, we might have just the thing. >> holly has more, i don't want to say this wrong. it is valetis. >> only been around since 1866.

vilatis. listen, i want you to remember this statistic. do you know that 53% of women will consider leaving their spouse or boyfriend if they don't acknowledge valentine's day? >> it's probably the last thing. if he doesn't say anything, i'm out. i get it. >> i learned that statistic from this lady right here. she's the owner. i can't -- i guess i can believe it. >> absolutely. there's nothing that shows that you love somebody better than caramel. >> and they believe for quite sometime. amazing story this shop. >> yes, since 1866 it's been here in dc on 9th and g was the first location hchlt and after it left that area it went into woodies and all of the woody candy cases. >> there's a lot of people in this area that has a big connection.

it really is more than just about the caramel. >> absolutely. >> tell me what goes on here and why it's so special. >> of course it's candy and sweet and who doesn't love that? it brings back memories for them with their family, their friends. everybody always has to share it with their family and friends. >> dana here is the head chef. she's the one creating and making these wonderful concoctions. tell me about the different recipes and let's call them opportunities that you have here. >> so basically we have two different types of caramel. a sugary caramel and a chewy caramel. this is our chewy right now. all caramel is made with three components. corn syrup, sugar and milk or cream. >> what makes yours so special? >> we don't use preservatives. and we use a special cream. >> does that mean when you get it, you have to eat it within a

day or two? >> no. actually, caramel tends to last a bit longer than your normal truffle because it's cooked at such a high temperature. that cooking helps the caramel. >> we're looking at a sample platter here. you had like 21 different recipes. >> we have two different types sugary and chewy. some of them have nuts. some have chocolate. >> that's the different varieties. i learned the nonchewy caramel were called lady caramels? >> really? >> am i telling you something? wouldn't be lady like to chew chewy caramel. >> this means we have to pour this caramel. >> if the caramel gets to a certain temperature, things need to go into action and this is how we have to roll. they are going to get ready to pour it.

talk us through the process. >> right now we are going to pour. three different types of caramel. we're going to pour it in this bucket and pull this out and push this machine towards the table and pour it. >> look at these two ladies in action. this is a pretty cool operation. i'm guessing valentine's day this time is a pretty busy time for you all. >> definitely. >> what's your number one most popular caramel? >> vanilla, sugary plain. >> look at that. sometimes it's hard to beat the classic. what are your hours today and tomorrow? >> we're 10 to 6. >> look at that. right now, i am just thinking of a huge apple i could dip in there. wouldn't that be spectacular? here's what you need to know. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to velatis.

you can come and taste all their treats and pick up something for your sweetie as well. coming up in our next hour, continue to watch caramel be made but make something with the caramel. our crafty friend is here. she's going to teach us how to take some of their sweet tier and make it more spectacular. i'm trying to talk as long as i can. i want you to see this as it goes out. i'm not sure we're going to make it. there we go. okay. back to you . >> would it be bad if i stuck my fingers in that? >> nope. holly, thanks. we have to thank our friends at krispy cream. you can send your sweet heart a valentine's email.

i would imagine until tomorrow. i don't know. >> we'll see you in a few minutes, we'll be back.

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this is fox 5 morning news. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. they don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before parties. >> setting the stage, president obama presents his agenda for his second term. inside his plans and reaction from both political parties this morning. >> shoot out showdown. this morning, authorities in california are working to confirm that massive man hunt is indeed over inside what's believed to be the dramatic end for a former police officer. >> and the pope appears in public. what the leader of the catholic church told his audience on this first day of lent days after announcing his retirement. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour.

happy you are with us. >> tucker barnes is here to tell us what we have on tap for later. >> we have a storm moving in from the south and west here. and bring us period of rain showers. high temperatures will be in the low 40s. we have a lot of snow lovers out there and kids want to do sledding. >> we'll get a little before this thing is over. >> before the end of winter? >> sure. >> we have a chance to get some at the end of this storm. let's get to the radar. the storm approaching from the south and west. morning hours will be dry and it will be cloudy here. the clouds will be moving in here shortly. by mid afternoon with temperatures in the low 40s, start as a period of rain around here and as the storm pushes to our south and east, it will start to wrap in enough cold air from the north to see a transition take place and parts of the area late tonight and early tomorrow. north and west of washington. think of 95 as that line between the haves and

have notes. here are your current temperatures at reagan national. 37 degrees. the weather service not impressed with this storm. west virginia ather advisory. we have suggested they may extend this further east later today if needed. may see winter weather advisories north and west of town. there's your forecast for today, temperatures in the 40s with rain showers by 5:00 p.m. start to see that snow develop 7 or 8:00 tonight and moving towards the metro areas a little later tonight. the snow will be. >> all right. tucker, thank you. let's get a check of our on time traffic from julie wright. >> love how she changes her voice like that. better news, guys. this is live camera shots

at the scene. inbound new york avenue before kendall street. this is where we had this morning's fatal crash involving the pedestrian and for a while new york avenue was closed off. that's no longer the case. all lanes open right now. inbound new york avenue headed for the 3rd street tunnel. westbound everything is open. right lane reopened. and all traffic getting by. big tie ups on 50 and the parkway from 495 headed in to northeast washington. let's continue with our next set of cameras. you'll find your lanes are open to and from the wilson bridge. delays stacking up from route 4 toward the wilson bridge. i've got slow traffic on the outer loop leaving 95 around georgia avenue and delays from rockville headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote.

the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tuscan and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> one of the big points of the state of the union address to act on gun control to raising the minimum wage. president obama urged congress to act on several major issues facing the nation. what did democrats and republican leaders think about his speech? this morning we are joined by jim moran from virginia and bill from michigan. thank you for joining us this morning. let me begin with congressman and specifically that plea about gun control we saw there. what did you think of that and is there any common ground? movement on that issue? >> there's always common ground we need to search out. and my question is a vote on what specifically? and obviously you are seeing the

senate starting to take leads and things. they have real issues over there whether they are going to be able to pass a bill at all much less what alls going to be in it. make sure it's not window dressing and not just about the mechanics and that we need to get at some of those deeper rooted issues that caused these things. even last night the president admitted we can't stop these things from happening. the question is what are we doing on the front end in my mind, with mental health and this culture who doesn't honor or value life. that is a main component of what i think we need to be looking at as well. >> let's turn to some of the economic issues. the president unveiled his plan to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour by the end of 2015. your thoughts on that and what kind of impact do you think that might have? >> tony, i strongly support that. as you probably know, you can have a husband and wife

working everyday of the year at the minimum wage and still not be able to afford a two bedroom apartment in many parts of the washington metropolitan area. i think it's time that we rewarded work so people can have a decent life and can have a family. the fact is the minimum wage hasn't moved up for many years and at this point the minimum wage keeps you in poverty. many of these people working a lot harder than i'd be able to work everyday of the week. the right and the fair thing to do and all of the money they earn is going to go right back into the economy. i think it's the fair and decent thing to do. >> your thoughts on that particular issue? >> we dealt with that when i served in the michigan legislature as well. this was a number of years ago. they were talking about $10 an hour being a living wage. i'm trying to

figure out exactly who should be setting that and what that is. in the metro dc area that $9 or $10 is different. and here's the thing, when you have the federal government coming in and dictating that as opposed to leaving it up to the states or the marketplace, that is where you are going to see people responding. they don't have a minimum wage issue in north dakota or south dakota. that is what we need to come back to. >> what was your chief concern or criticism of the speech last night? >> for me, i think my biggest concern overall is our spending. we're not serious yet. we've heard this a number of times. we're going to get serious now. but we don't want to talk about having a more affective government. not any real reform on entitlement programs.

for me, that's a key element. there were good things, immigration discussion that we had. education discussion. but the over arching concern is what we're doing with our spending and lack of fiscal restraint and massive mountain of debt that's getting piled on our kids and grand kids. >> your reaction to that? >> i think that frankly, i'm not critical of the president's speech. i thought it was a good speech. i'm glad, tony, that he addressed the sequester and why we should not let it happen. we would be the most adversely affected in the washington area. i'm glad he emphasized the importance of investing in research and education particularly in the earlier years of a child's life. he did take -- agree to take on the entitlement programs. he has done that in negotiations throughout 2011 and 2012 even

with resistance from the democrat party. i think he's willing to make a big deal. it's going to take two sides to do that. where we're going to find out whether it's possible is with the budget resolution. and i'm hopeful we can agree upon a budget resolution and avoid this constant government by crisis, this sequester is the biggest thing. it certainly shouldn't happen and i'm glad he addressed it up front in his speech. >> congressman, if you pardon me give me just a moment to ask one other thing about the pin you are wearing. there were many people in the crowd last night wearing those pins. can you tell me about that. >> that's right. there's a group of us called problem solvers. many of us have very different points of view on issues. we come from different

congressional districts. we're determined to find some common ground. to agree to disagree and figure out where we can agree and try to move forward on those areas where we can agree. we've got to figure out how to come together as a congress and not stay in our respective corners just yelling at each other. so this is a group called no labels problem solvers. i hope we can advance at least some initiatives and we're going to make the effort. the american people are certainly deserving of that kind of effort on the part of the congress. >> we certainly thank both of you for spending time with us together and with us this morning to share your thoughts on the state of the union. thank you both. we appreciate it. >> thanks. >> allison. >> thank you, tony. this morning, police in california are working to confirm if human

remains discovered in a cabin belong to christopher dorner. led police on a week long man hunt. wasn't until yesterday afternoon police received a tip in big bear lake. a couple told authorities a man matching his description tied them up in a cabin and stole their car. they escaped and police began chasing the vehicle. dorner crashed that car and stole a pick-up truck. then dorner barricaded himself in a cabin where he began a shoot out with authorities. two sheriffs deputies were hit. one died. hope to identify the body in that cabin, soon. pope benedict xvi makes his first public appearance since telling the world he is resigning. told a packed crowd at his weekly general audience today that he is stepping down on february 28th quote for the good of the church.

end quote. the pope will preside over ash wednesday services. it will be held outside in saint peter's square to accommodate the massive crowd. >> it is 13 minutes after 8:00. still ahead, a mass shooting changed her family forever. after hearing the state of the union firsthand, the mother of the virginia tech survivor will join us to share her thoughts. >> plus, the battle to desegregate america's military. the author of the new book will join us this hour to discuss this pivotal time. it's 8:13.  [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacationon,

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this is 2 year old lydia jane. >> hi, lydia. beautiful face. >> cute as can be. lydia just enjoyed her -- you have a great call here. just enjoyed birthday dinner of chicken wings per her request. >> that will get you all messy. >> 2 years old. pretty good. >> she's starting early. >> what a face. can we concentrate on that smile? >> she's beautiful. >> adorable. adorable. >> cute as can be . >> i know you want wings now? >> have you been reading about the shortage of chicken wings. apparently there's a shortage. her mom says -- >> that's what the chickens have been saying for a long time. >> lydia's been watching fox 5 morning news everyday when she gets up and her favorite is me. no, i just say that. >> wouldn't be a surprise.

>> go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. happy birthday. we love your picture and thanks to your family for sending it in. temperatures 37 at reagan national. chilly out there. parts of the area 20s and low 30s. 26 in pittsburgh. our storm is going to try to tap into it later today. i think the first half of the day is not going to have success. clouds to start your morning and eventually liquid rain showers. evening commute will be plain old wet and into the nighttime hours, 7 or 8, 9:00 tonight. a transition washington north and west into a bit of a transition to snow. could be light accumulations. set up like we've seen over and over. seem to get light accumulations and many of us plain old rain here. there's a bigger look. you can see the rain showers and the

snow on the backside of it. tomorrow morning could have slippery spots. even with light accumulations on the roads, a few icy spots tomorrow morning. going to want to definitely tune back in early tomorrow and check in and see how things look. there's your 7 day. 44 today. let's do traffic with the one and only julie wright. >> all right, tucker. inner loop delays stacking up out of college park around towards your exit. delays leaving route 5 headed toward the wilson bridge. 25 minute commute. we'll go live now to the cameras. pop those up for you and show you what's happening. around the curve here, accident activity tying up the left lane. big back up. eastbound traffic remains slow. inner loop delays 395 on the brakes from the beltway all the way up the

inbound 14th street bridge. the accident activity cleared off of the parkway and route 50. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you. coming up next. the president urges action on gun control. the mother of a virginia tech victim joins us live with her reaction. >> and later this hour, caramels for the one you care for. holly joins us live with sweet ideas for your valentine. time right now 8:20. we'll be right back. 

talking to our guest getting things straight. good morning again. more than 100 gun control advocates have come to washington this week to support mayor's against legal handguns initiative. one of them is laurie. attended as the guest of congressman bobby scott. and one of the people shot in the april 2007 massacre at virginia tech. 32 people lost their lives that day. laurie's daughter emily survived and joins us this morning with that story and moving forward. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to talk to you about

what we were talking about off camera that became on camera. it's an important note. >> in my world i advocate for gun violence prevention. means many different things to many different people. so what we're about and what all the survivors are about who are here is to prevent gun violence. we all know what gun violence means. it's touched my life and touched many people's lives. 32 families everyday in this country have a loved one who is killed by a gun and we want to stop that. we want to prevent gun violence to happening to another family. >> very interesting point. when people do hear gun control, it speaks to you are taking away our rights versus who is going to get behind gun violence. that is a very interesting point. thank you very much. you are in town for mayor's against illegal guns. before we get to that initiative, i want

to know about what you thought about the president's speech. >> i was very impressed with the president's speech. it's clear he has an understanding of the problem. he has a commitment to fixing the problem and he's prepared to do whatever it takes to stop the gun violence that is killing our children. >> let me ask a person question. before this touched you personally, you got that phone call and turned on the news to see what was happening, what was your stance there? i know it's brought you closer to the issue but are you a different person as far as the way you look at gun rights? >> i would say that i'm different certainly in my passion and commitment to this issue. i always believed it was too easy to get a gun in this country because if it was that easy, people would be reacting with a firearm to emotion. and that can kill people themselves or others if you are over reacting to a situation and you

have a lethal weapon ready. if that lethal weapon was not introduced into many situations, we would be saving lives. >> do you believe a compromise can be reached? this is one of those topics that strikes a passionate cord. can a compromise be reached where we need it to be reached in the laws? >> absolutely. and i would not suggest it's a compromise. right now we do background checks on all buyers who purchase their weapons at a licensed dealer. we should be doing a background check on all sales. already been able to prevent millions of purchasers when they have a background check. and should be able to do those background checks on all gun sales. the system exists. it's working. let's use it on every sale. >> let's talk in the moments we have left about the initiative and where does it go from here. >> we're going to continue to add our voice to this debate.

survivors are particularly committed to raising the quality of the conversation and let people know about their pain. everybody in america, everyone, no matter where you are from, who you are, what you look like, where you live, where you shop, where you go to school, we all deserve to be free from gun violence. and these laws are not mutually exclusive to the second amendment. my husband owns a firearm. he takes my two sons target shooting. we understand the sport. we understand the right to self defense. but we also understand we have an obligation to our fellow american to do more about this epidemic. too many people are dying from gun violence. 32 a day. it's many times over what we lose on the battlefront. we're putting our law enforcement in danger. these

proposals from the president are not mutually exclusive. it is about responsible gun ownership. >> your daughter is thriving and doing well. i read she is a teacher. >> yes, she is a teacher and she's married and we're proud of her and all of those who survived the tragedy. very brave group and we're very proud of them. >> thanks for being with us today. >> thank you for having me. >> this is lori haas with the mayor's against the gun initiative and the mother of a virginia tech shooting victim who is now thriving. >> 8:28. still ahead. honoring under ground railroad leader. highlight harriet tubman at several parks. passengers speak out about the conditions on board. they are not pretty. we'll be back. i think that's the house. [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there,

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making headlines here at home and around the world, the san bernardino sheriff's office has located charred human remains in a burned out cabin where officers -- the body has not been identified. dorner has been the subject of a 7 day man hunt after he allegedly killed 3 people. >> parts of new england are still buried under last weekend's blizzard. there is so much snow dump trucks are having to hall it away. this morning, more than 6500 utility customers are still without power. and several states including 6,000 in massachusetts alone. >> a disabled cruise ship in the gulf of mexico is expected to arrive in alabama tomorrow. the ship had to be towed after a fire in the engine room left it

drifting. some of the ship's passengers have reported that sewage is overflowing into hallways and rooms have flooded. carnival disputes those claims saying it has running water and restrooms are running. >> we have breaking news. there are significant delay s on the green and yellow lines. this is because of a person hit by a train. lengthy delays on green and yellow lines. keep you updated on that. >> 33 minutes after 8:00. tucker barnes is with us once again. >> yesterday i was in the garage. saw the snow shovel and haven't used it in two years. i was thinking about using it. cobwebs on it. although parts of the area may get a little something later tonight. it will be a nighttime event as far as the winter weather. as for today rain showers moving in.

temperatures in the low 40s. you saw the gray skies and rain moves in later this afternoon. 37 in washington. 38 in quanaco. you may get a mix of sleet to the north and west. 28 in hagerstown. just enough told air off to the north and west. warm enough to support rain for those of you looking for snow event. some of us want it, some of us don't. here's our winter weather event. it will be sliding to the south. this will be mostly wintery snowy event. we don't have enough cold air. our temperatures are going to be in the 40s later today. i think the evening commute will mostly be rain. and then by 7 or 8, 9:00 tonight, see the transition take place. and there you go, 3:00. most of us getting rain showers. if you are watching

well out to the west, winchester, martinsburg. for the most part be snow after a little rain. and watch what happens by 5 or 6:00 tonight. by 8:00, we're starting to see that transition. right along the 95 corridor. north and west, you are going to see a little more snow. you could get light accumulations. maybe a slushy inch. maybe two inches into southern pennsylvania. and then that snow line kind of slides south here during the evening hours. even the metro areas, perhaps down into charles county and southern prince georges county you might get snow and the whole thing wraps up here. not talking about a major storm. it may get slick rater tonight and a few icy spots tomorrow morning. stay tuned for that. no advisories locally. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. afternoon rain transitioning to snow later tonight. temperatures back in the upper

40s. and right now cold by sunday. that's weather. back to you at the desk. >> thank you. investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly house fire. crews arrived to a fully engulfed home around 10:30 last night. firefighters found a 66-year-old woman dead inside. the other people in the home tried to help but were forced out by the smoke and flames. one firefighter was taken to the hospital for minor burns. >> university of maryland students gathered after two classmates died. grad student davon green opened fire on two of his roommates before taking his own life. 22-year-old steven rain was killed. the other victim is recovering in the hospital this morning. police said green had been

suffering from a mental illness. >> to baltimore now. where a police trainee remains in critical condition after he was accidentally shot in the head during a training routine. police say the accident happened on the training grounds at owen's mills. the man was training for the university of maryland campus police. all training has been suspended for a safety review. cutting down on skipping students. coming up, find out about the plan the dc council is considering that could send parents to jail. >> bumpy road for virginia's transportation plan. find out about the changes the senate just made to the bill. 8:37. we'll be right back .

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transportation funding reform in virginia gets a rewrite. restores and increases the gas tax. 1% fuel tax and allows localities to add a 1% tax to fuel. original proposal was approved by the house but shot down in the senate. faces a vote in the house but expected to be rejected. >> maryland congressman is renewing his push to honor civil war abolitionist harriet tubman. used safe houses to free others who were enslaved. two national parks to be created and named after her. one would be in maryland, the other in new york. joining members for a press conference at 10:30 this morning. >> i'm sorry. it's 8:41 and 37

degrees on this wednesday morning. still ahead, fighting for equality on the front lines and at home. the author of the book the double v will join us live to discuss his book about before and after the armed forces were integrated. >> don't be a stupid cu pid. i don't like that word stupid. holly is live with sweet ideas. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning. the first tip is don't call your sweetie stupid. that won't go over well. but what will go over well is crafts and caramels. we are creating both. we are live this morning in silver spring. we have regina behind the counter. robin in front of the counter. we're going to share all this valentine's news live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. this is so sick!

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welcome back. a lot of people think the civil rights era started with the 1963 march on washington. the author of a new book says the seeds of the

era were planted years earlier when the u.s. military was desegregated. author of the double v which examines the role african americans have played in the nation's military and spurred a president to integrate the forces. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> fascinating and i have to say there's a lot i've learned from this book. the thesis as i just stated that the seeds of the civil rights era really come from the is desegregation era. tell me where that comes from. why you think that . >> the civil rights movement began with the effort to desegregate and began with the double v. comes from the double v campaign. soldiers and sailors and marines stated that

they were fighting to defeat fascism abroad and racism. they were fighting for a double victory. also to desegregate the military. single issue to the african americans during world war ii as desegregating the military and became the first victory in what we now call the civil rights movement. >> one of the reasons for that was the start contrast between going overseas to fight for freedom in all of that and coming home and facing the injustices of segregation that were common in the country at that. in some cases you write that some soldiers at times were told by elected officials when you get back home, don't wear your uniform. why is that? >> in the south in world war i, groups of young white men who

would wait at the train stations to disembark the trains. and like the white soldiers who were leaving the war in particular the southern states, the soldiers were wearing their uniforms because it was the only clothes they had. viciously attacked. and many of them were killed while wearing their uniforms and they were warned african american soldiers do not wear your uniform when you come to a southern state. um be under surveillance. >> when people think about the desegregation of the military, a lot of times we think about fdr. franklin delanor roosevelt. the big effort came under harry truman. >> president harry truman issued the order desegregating

the military. the push, the struggle had been going on for decades and it was not something franklin roosevelt was interested in doing. he did under the threat to hold a march on washington with 100,000 african americans committed in 1941. franklin roosevelt did agree to desegregate the contract industry. but he would not desegregate the military. president truman did that. >> came about when it came to white officers or white military security personnel overseeing all black troops.

your grandmother was a military police officer; is that right? >> that's right. one of the first instances in which the army recognized it was presenting a logistic call problem. the military police corp was entirely white. >> the military police corp was entirely white. and brutalized these soldiers. there was also just a tension between the soldiers and the police officers. the army ordered the creation of the first ever all black military police corp in order to alleviate this tension. it was the first recognition that segregation was posing a problem. >> one of the interesting things about that was first of all, the black soldiers resented having -- if it's an all black section of the base having white military officers brought up images that people didn't like.

even the white military officers they didn't want to oversee black troops in many instances. >> no, they did not. they viewed it as a career impediment. impediment to their career or a sign they would not advance any further or done something wrong in the past. and many white officers asked to be transferred. and even some of them took the motions rather than be assigned to direct african american soldiers. >> it is as with all race issues, it's troubling, it's difficult but it's important reading. and as i said, the thesis is very interesting. the book is called the double v. we can't cover everything in five minutes. but very interesting and it's out now; correct? >> yes. >> thank you very much for coming in to talk about it. see you again. allison, back to you. >> thank you, tony. this year we are gearing up for valentine's day with a

combination of caramels and crafts. holly morris joins us now live from silver spring with more on this combination. good morning. >> it's a good combination. the number one thing people get is cards. number two thing is not flowers, candy. i learned that here from regina. the manager here at vilates. that works well for you all. >> absolutely. >> you know what i like, chocolates are great but caramels might even be better. >> caramels are good. not quite as sweet . they have sort of a childhood emotional tie for a lot of people. and they are very popular. >> what are most people coming in and getting? >> as you said in the last segment, we have two different kinds. the chewy caramel and our sea salt turtles which are very popular item. they have the caramel on the bottom.

peacans, chocolate. and sea salt. >> do people get small batches or big batches? >> you can buy it by the piece. but we have the big heart boxes that are very popular. and sell it with the chewy caramel. we do have truffles. really a variety of things. >> there are a couple ladies that are mature that come in here and get their caramels. >> yes, indeed. we have at least four women who are over 100. one of them still comes into the store and writes her own checks. >> the key to old age is eating caramel. you heard it here. >> velatis caramels. >> we're having a lot of fun. but we're going to kick it up a notch with this lady. robin. >> happy valentine's day.

>> we love to pick your creative mind. and we give you new things to work. >> can't make it to velatis, you can do your own candies too. when you make something yourself, it's special and from the heart. so some of the things we have for those who like to do needle crafts. how neat is this to make this do i ly and fill it with candies. there is still time to make these and give them as gifts. >> how long does this take? you melt the chocolate and put it in the mold. >> 10 minutes. no time at all. >> one of the things we have are these filled candies. what i wanted to show is all you do is take the candies and melt it in the microwave. you paint the inside of it. that makes the

cavity. you can tell i figured let's take the sugary caramel. all you do is fill this over and put it in the refrigerator. it only takes another 10 or 15 minutes. once it's refrigerated. you pop this out. and then what you do is foil. you decorate the boxes . something you've done. your kids can do it. makes it it's kind and special. >> you are special. thank you so much. >> this is left over for us to eat. cheers. myfoxdc.com is our web site . we have a link to velatis and a link to ac moore. they have wonderful ideas for things for you to do.

robin's got more ideas coming up in our next hour. we've got more fox 5 morning news after the break. stay with us. 

this is fox 5 morning news. >> right now at 9:00, standing by, authorities in california waiting for an id on a body found in a burned ranch. is a former cop killing spree finally over? an update on the man hunt ahead. >> the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> families of shooting victims support the president as he delivered an ambitious state of the union speech. all on the president's agenda. representatives rob and john delaney join us live to weigh in. >> it was a project they never expected to reach beyond